Valor has released version 7 of its Trilogy 5000 solution for PCB assembly-process preparation and assembly programming, and its Enterprise 3000 DFM (design-for-manufacturing) solution for virtual design verification of CAD data. This version has been enriched with enhancements facilitating multi-vendor assembly engineering, substantial additions to DFM verification and extensions to the range of CAD interfaces including Mentor PowerPCB V5, Orcad, Altium P-CAD and many others. A documentation editor enables fast delivery of customizable set-up instructions right to the factory floor. The range of available pick-and-place machines has been vastly extended to provide NPI (new product introduction) and high-volume manufacturers with a much broader applicative solution. The benefits derived from the wide variety of accurately simulated machine models are optimized machine programming and increased assembly line efficiency, especially for multi-vendor based assembly line configurations. While other solutions reportedly address only specific parts in the production cycle, this one focuses on providing a single integrated concept to streamline and improve the manufacturing process. With over 700 engineering constraint checks performed on the initial design data, the tool delivers a validated virtual prototype of the assembled board, verified and optimized for manufacturing, which minimizes the need for multiple costly prototypes of complex boards. This translates into shorter design-to-manufacturing cycles, tangible cost savings and time-to-market advantages. As valor claims, this version represents the largest engineering software development investment made in the electronics manufacturing industry for a couple of years.
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